Was the hearth.com server location or provider changed with the move to XF? I'm wondering if a traceroute on a ping to the hearth.com picture server to see what is up. For a while comcast had my uploads and downloads going all around the country before hitting the main internet pipes. Getting them to a local server connected to the backbone made a very nice improvement.

PE Alderlea T6 - the gentle giant, Jotul 602“Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it.” - Mark Twain -
"A poor worker always blames his tools." - Dad